Latest Aquasight Podcast Episodes
Greg Eyerly on Building Houston Water For The Next Generation
21st Century Water - June 26, 2024 16:06 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn today's episode of the 21st Century Water Podcast, we engage in an insightful conversation with Greg Eyerly, Director of Houston Water. Greg's journey through the water industry spans three decades, and his career trajectory is a testament to his willingness to take risks and make bold decisi...
Craig Miller on Securing Southern California's Water Supply for the Next 50 Years
21st Century Water - June 03, 2024 13:35 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of the 21st Century Water podcast, Mahesh Lunani talks with Craig Miller, the general manager of the Western Municipal Water District in California. Craig brings over three decades of experience in water management, focusing on operations, engineering, and community service. He d...
How WSSC Water's Kishia Powell is Investing in Her Team and Her Customers
21st Century Water - May 01, 2024 20:19 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn the "21st Century Water" podcast episode hosted by Mahesh Lunani, listeners are introduced to Kishia Powell, the General Manager and CEO of WSSC Water, which is recognized as the eighth-largest water utility in the United States. With a career spanning over 25 years, Powell has significantly ...
Shivaji Deshmukh on The Past, Present and Future of SoCal’s Water Recycling Efforts
21st Century Water - April 05, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn our latest episode of the 21st Century Water Podcast, we had the privilege of engaging with Shivaji Deshmukh, General Manager of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency. Shivaji, a veteran in the field with over two decades of experience in sustainable water solutions, sheds light on the evolution...
Transforming Water Management: Roger Bailey's Visionary Leadership
21st Century Water - March 29, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of the 21st Century Water podcast, we delve into the visionary leadership and innovative mindset of Roger Bailey, the General Manager of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. With a distinguished career that has spanned across the United States, Bailey shares his extensive ...
TRA’s Kevin Ward on Managing 18,000 Square Miles of Water Infrastructure
21st Century Water - March 22, 2024 19:17 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe dive into a conversation with Kevin Ward, the General Manager of the Trinity River Authority Kevin oversees a vast operation that includes water treatment and wastewater facilities, serving a wide area and managing a significant budget. His journey from a temporary role in the water business ...
How Troy Hayes is securing Phoenix Water Resources for next 50 Years
21st Century Water - March 08, 2024 21:13 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe dive into the heart of water infrastructure challenges and innovations in our latest podcast episode. Our guest, Troy Hayes, brings over two decades of experience from the City of Phoenix, where he oversees a vast utilities operation. His journey from engineering to operations highlights pivo...
How Water “Sherpa” Juan Carlos Guerreiro is Preparing San Diego For The Future
21st Century Water - September 21, 2023 18:03 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJuan Carlos Guerrero, Public Utilities Director at the City of San Diego, shares his journey from starting as a wastewater treatment plant operator to becoming a utility CEO. He discusses the pivotal moments in his career and the challenges and opportunities in the water industry. Juan also talk...
Seattle Public Utilities CEO Andrew Lee on Building an Equitable and Sustainable Water System
21st Century Water - June 27, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, Aquasight's Mahesh Lunani welcomes Andrew Lee, CEO of Seattle Public Utilities. He currently manages about 1,400 employees, and has previously worked in Bellevue, San Franscisco, and various consulting firms. First and foremost to Andrew is a desire to serve people. Yes, in Seattle the...
Madison’s Michael Mucha on Building Public Trust Through Sustainability
21st Century Water - May 24, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMichael Mucha, the Chief Engineer and Director for the Madison Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD), has bi-coastal experience as both an educator and administrator. Prior to his current role in Wisconson, he's worked in both Olympia, Washington, and Reading, Pennslyvania. This structural engin...
LADWP GM Marty Adams on the Future of LA's Water Systems
21st Century Water - April 18, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAs GM of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Marty Adams is in a very unique position in the water world. Not only does he oversee a combined department of water and power, he's doing it for the second largest city in the country, along with all the climate challenges faced by the st...
New Water Green Bay's Tom Sigmund on How a Mid-Sized Utility Plans for the Future
21st Century Water - February 07, 2023 16:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsNEW Water in Green Bay, Wisconsin, may be a mid-sized utility. But during our interview with executive director Tom Sigmund today, you'll hear about the remarkable things they are doing to prepare for the future. NEW Water covers 15 municipalities and over 240,000 residents. Over the next 20 y...
How Kamuron Gurol is Building 3rd Generation Wastewater System in King County, WA
21st Century Water - December 19, 2022 17:04 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, Mahesh Lunani talks to Kamuron Gurol, Director of the King County Wastewater Treatment Division, Washington State (including Seattle). Prior to taking on this role, Kamuron was a Corridor Development Director at a 116-mile rail system connecting greater Seattle area. Kamuron was also the...
Woodard and Curran CEO Alyson Watson's View From The Private Sector
21st Century Water - October 06, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAlyson Watson is our first non-utility CEO guest, and she lends her perspective from the private sector. Alyson is the CEO of Woodard and Curran, a planning, funding, engineering, construction and O&M (operations and maintenance) organization. Alyson talks about three big trends in the water in...
Laura Briefer of Salt Lake City Talks Drought, Iterative Planning, and Collaboration
21st Century Water - September 14, 2022 16:38 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLaura Briefer is the director of Salt Lake City Public Utilities. Today she joins Mahesh Lunani of Aquasight to talk about her unique role in the water community as it relates to her appointment, droughts in the West, collaboration, and leadership. Unlike many of her colleagues, Laura's job is...
Workforce, Culture, Talent and Authentic Leadership with Calvin Farr, CEO of PWCSA
21st Century Water - July 06, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, Aquasight founder and CEO Mahesh Lunani sits down with Calvin Farr, Chief Executive Officer of Prince William County Service Authority, providing water and wastewater services for over 360,000 customers. Calvin talks about changes to workplace culture in his two decades in the industry. ...
Pinellas County Florida's Megan Ross on Her Unique Water Challenges
21st Century Water - June 01, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMegan Ross is the Utilities Director of Pinellas County Florida, which includes Clearwater and St. Petersburg (near Tampa). A chemical process engineer by trade, her background is different than other water professionals we've spoken to. She entered this industry because she saw a need, and s...
Smart Risks, Rebuilding Infra, Change and Women in STEAM with Carla Reid, CEO of WSSC Water
21st Century Water - May 04, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCarla Reid is the CEO of Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Water, one of the largest utilities in the country, serveing over 1.8 million residents through 11,000 miles of water and sewer mains, 2 water filtration plants, and 6 Water Resource Recovery Facilities. She also served on t...
Running A Utility Like a Business with DC Water CEO David Gadis
21st Century Water - April 05, 2022 21:35 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDavid Gadis is the CEO of DC Water. Prior to this, he was with Veolia NA and Indianapolis Water. He joins Aquasight CEO Mahesh Lunani for a wide-ranging discussion, including how his experience in the private sector informs his management style when running a utility. A third generation water...
OJ McFoy, Buffalo Native and Buffalo Water CEO
21st Century Water - March 15, 2022 19:44 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, Aquasight CEO Mahesh Lunani is joined by OJ McFoy, CEO Buffalo Sewer Authority and Chairman of Buffalo Water. OJ is a Professional Engineer, on the board of NACWA, and is a member of the US Water Alliance Equity Taskforce Team. OJ and his team is treating wastewater for over 500,000 resid...
One Water, Environmental Justice, Climate Change with Mami Hara CEO of US Water Alliance
21st Century Water - March 09, 2022 14:35 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMami Hara is the CEO of the US Water Alliance and formerly CEO of Seattle Public Utilities, as well as Deputy Commissioner at Philadelphia Water. Her diverse background also includes time as a visiting professor at MIT, an adjunct professor at Temple University, and principal at an urban plann...
Water Leadership Insights from Tad Bohannon, Regional Water Architect and CEO of Central Arkansas Water
21st Century Water - February 07, 2022 22:41 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTad Bohannon leads the largest public drinking water system in Arkansas, serving 500,000 consumers and 18 cities. Tad's law degree, water licenses, and recent Master's degree from the University of Oxford combine to make him the perfect man to lead Central Arkansas Water through the 21st Century...
E14: Water Leadership Insights from Tad Bohannon, Regional Water Architect and CEO of Central Arkansas Water
21st Century Water - February 07, 2022 22:41 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTad Bohannon leads the largest public drinking water system in Arkansas, serving 500,000 consumers and 18 cities. Tad's law degree, water licenses, and recent Master's degree from the University of Oxford combine to make him the perfect man to lead Central Arkansas Water through the 21st Century...
4th Aqueduct: How SoCal's Adel Hagekhalil is Building a Water System for the Next 100 Years
21st Century Water - November 03, 2021 13:04 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAdel Hagekhalil is the CEO of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. It is the largest wholesale agency in the country serving 19 million residents and 26 member-public agencies. Given the challenges of water in California, this conversation should resonate with listeners not o...
E13: 4th Aqueduct: How SoCal's Adel Hagekhalil is Building a Water System for the Next 100 Years
21st Century Water - November 03, 2021 13:04 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAdel Hagekhalil is the CEO of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. It is the largest wholesale agency in the country serving 19 million residents and 26 member-public agencies. Given the challenges of water in California, this conversation should resonate with listeners not o...
How Andy Gere, President of SJ Water, is Leading with Technology in the midst of California Water Crises
21st Century Water - September 29, 2021 00:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, Aquasight Founder and CEO Mahesh Lunani is joined by Andy Gere, COO and President of San Jose Water. SJW is an Investor-Owned Utility serving one million residents, and it is part of SJW Group that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Andy has over 28 years of experience i...
E12: How Andy Gere, President of SJ Water, is Leading with Technology in the midst of California Water Crises
21st Century Water - September 29, 2021 00:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, Aquasight Founder and CEO Mahesh Lunani is joined by Andy Gere, COO and President of San Jose Water. SJW is an Investor-Owned Utility serving one million residents, and it is part of SJW Group that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Andy has over 28 years of experience i...
How Erin Mahoney is striving for 100% Ops Excellence with Infrastretch and Infragrowth Strategy in Ontario's York Region
21st Century Water - September 17, 2021 19:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, host Mahesh Lunani is joined by Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services for Ontario Canada's York Region. Erin has over 30 years experience in the public and private sectors, and she's responsible for a range of services including water and wastewater. She is also on the boa...
E11: How Erin Mahoney is striving for 100% Ops Excellence with Infrastretch and Infragrowth Strategy in Ontario's York Region
21st Century Water - September 17, 2021 19:35 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsToday, host Mahesh Lunani is joined by Erin Mahoney, Commissioner of Environmental Services for Ontario Canada's York Region. Erin has over 30 years experience in the public and private sectors, and she's responsible for a range of services including water and wastewater. She is also on the boa...
Military to Private to Public Service: How Michael Johnson is Leading Birmingham Water Works
21st Century Water - July 26, 2021 15:25 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMichael Johnson of Birmingham (Alabama) Water Works joins Mahesh Lunani today. We discuss how his background in the military, as well as private and public service, influences the work he does in his current role. Michael explains the unique challenges of BWW, a system that supplies water to ov...
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